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Afghanistan 30-08-2005 (A) 28-11-2005
Albania 18-08-1992 (A) 16-11-1992
Algeria 21-02-1963 (Su) 03-07-1962
Angola 23-06-1981 (A) 21-09-1981
Antigua and Barbuda 07-09-1995 (A) 06-12-1995
Argentina 15-11-1961 (A) 13-02-1962
Armenia 06-07-1993 (A) 04-10-1993
Australia 22-01-1954 (A) 22-04-1954
Austria 28-07-1951 01-11-1954 (R) 30-01-1955
Azerbaijan 12-02-1993 (A) 13-05-1993
Bahamas 15-09-1993 (A) 14-12-1993
Belarus 23-08-2001 (A) 21-11-2001
Belgium 28-07-1951 22-07-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Belize 27-06-1990 (A) 25-09-1990
Benin 04-04-1962 (Su) 01-08-1960
Bolivia 09-02-1982 (A) 10-05-1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 06-01-1969 (A) 06-04-1969
Brazil 15-07-1952 16-11-1960 (R) 14-02-1961
Bulgaria 12-05-1993 (A) 10-08-1993
Burkina Faso 18-06-1980 (A) 16-09-1980
Burundi 19-07-1963 (A) 17-10-1963
Cambodia 15-10-1992 (A) 13-01-1993
Cameroon 23-10-1961 (Su) 01-01-1960
Canada 04-06-1969 (A) 02-09-1969
Central African Republic 04-09-1962 (Su) 13-08-1960
Chad 19-08-1981 (A) 17-11-1981
Chile 28-01-1972 (A) 27-04-1972
China 24-09-1982 (A) 23-12-1982
Colombia 28-07-1951 10-10-1961 (R) 08-01-1962
Costa Rica 28-03-1978 (A) 26-06-1978
Côte d'Ivoire 08-12-1961 (Su) 07-08-1960
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cyprus 16-05-1963 (Su) 16-08-1960
Czech Republic 11-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 26-11-1991 (A) 24-02-1992
Democratic Republic of the Congo 19-07-1965 (A) 17-10-1965
Denmark 28-07-1951 04-12-1952 (R) 22-04-1954
Djibouti 09-08-1977 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 17-02-1994 (A) 18-05-1994
Dominican Republic 04-01-1978 (A) 04-04-1978
Ecuador 17-08-1955 (A) 15-11-1955
Egypt 22-05-1981 (A) 20-08-1981
El Salvador 28-04-1983 (A) 27-07-1983
Equatorial Guinea 07-02-1986 (A) 08-05-1986
Estonia 10-04-1997 (A) 09-07-1997
Eswatini 14-02-2000 (A) 14-05-2000
Ethiopia 10-11-1969 (A) 08-02-1970
Fiji 12-06-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 10-10-1968 (A) 08-01-1969
France 11-09-1952 23-06-1954 (R) 21-09-1954
Gabon 27-04-1964 (A) 26-07-1964
Gambia, The 07-09-1966 (Su) 18-02-1965
Georgia 09-08-1999 (A) 07-11-1999
Germany 19-11-1951 01-12-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Ghana 18-03-1963 (A) 16-06-1963
Greece 10-04-1952 05-04-1960 (R) 04-07-1960
Guatemala 22-09-1983 (A) 21-12-1983
Guinea 28-12-1965 (Su) 02-10-1958
Guinea-Bissau 11-02-1976 (A) 11-05-1976
Haïti 25-09-1984 (A) 24-12-1984
Holy See 21-05-1952 15-03-1956 (R) 13-06-1956
Honduras 23-03-1992 (A) 21-06-1992
Hungary 14-03-1989 (A) 12-06-1989
Iceland 30-11-1955 (A) 28-02-1956
Iran 28-07-1976 (A) 26-10-1976
Ireland 29-11-1956 (A) 27-02-1957
Israel 01-08-1951 01-10-1954 (R) 30-12-1954
Italy 23-07-1952 15-11-1954 (R) 13-02-1955
Jamaica 30-07-1964 (Su) 06-08-1962
Japan 03-10-1981 (A) 01-01-1982
Kazakhstan 15-01-1999 (A) 15-04-1999
Kenya 16-05-1966 (A) 14-08-1966
Kyrgyzstan 08-10-1996 (A) 06-01-1997
Latvia 31-07-1997 (A) 29-10-1997
Lesotho 14-05-1981 (A) 12-08-1981
Liberia 15-10-1964 (A) 13-01-1965
Liechtenstein 28-07-1951 08-03-1957 (R) 06-06-1957
Lithuania 28-04-1997 (A) 27-07-1997
Luxembourg 28-07-1951 23-07-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Madagascar 18-12-1967 (A) 17-03-1968
Malawi 10-12-1987 (A) 09-03-1988
Mali 02-02-1973 (Su) 22-09-1960
Malta 17-06-1971 (A) 15-09-1971
Mauritania 05-05-1987 (A) 03-08-1987
Mexico 07-06-2000 (A) 05-09-2000
Moldova 31-01-2002 (A) 01-05-2002
Monaco 18-05-1954 (A) 16-08-1954
Montenegro 10-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 07-11-1956 (Su) 02-03-1956
Mozambique 16-12-1983 (A) 15-03-1984
Namibia 17-02-1995 (A) 18-05-1995
Nauru 28-06-2011 (A) 26-09-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 28-07-1951 03-05-1956 (R) 01-08-1956
New Zealand 30-06-1960 (A) 28-09-1960
Nicaragua 28-03-1980 (A) 26-06-1980
Niger 25-08-1961 (Su) 03-08-1960
Nigeria 23-10-1967 (A) 21-01-1968
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 28-07-1951 23-03-1953 (R) 22-04-1954
Panama 02-08-1978 (A) 31-10-1978
Papua New Guinea 17-07-1986 (A) 15-10-1986
Paraguay 01-04-1970 (A) 30-06-1970
Peru 21-12-1964 (A) 21-03-1965
Philippines 22-07-1981 (A) 20-10-1981
Poland 27-09-1991 (A) 26-12-1991
Portugal 22-12-1960 (A) 22-03-1961
Republic of Korea, the 03-12-1992 (A) 03-03-1993
Republic of the Congo 15-10-1962 (Su) 15-08-1960
Romania 07-08-1991 (A) 05-11-1991
Russian Federation 02-02-1993 (A) 03-05-1993
Rwanda 03-01-1980 (A) 02-04-1980
Saint Kitts and Nevis 01-02-2002 (A) 02-05-2002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 03-11-1993 (A) 01-02-1994
Samoa 21-09-1988 (A) 20-12-1988
São Tomé e Principe 01-02-1978 (A) 02-05-1978
Senegal 02-05-1963 (Su) 20-08-1960
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 23-04-1980 (A) 22-07-1980
Sierra Leone 22-05-1981 (A) 20-08-1981
Slovakia 04-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 28-02-1995 (A) 29-05-1995
Somalia 10-10-1978 (A) 08-01-1979
South Africa 12-01-1996 (A) 11-04-1996
South Sudan 10-12-2018 (A) 10-03-2019
Spain 14-08-1978 (A) 12-11-1978
Sudan 22-02-1974 (A) 23-05-1974
Suriname 29-11-1978 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 28-07-1951 26-10-1954 (R) 24-01-1955
Switzerland 28-07-1951 21-01-1955 (R) 21-04-1955
Tajikistan 07-12-1993 (A) 07-03-1994
Tanzania 12-05-1964 (A) 10-08-1964
Timor-Leste 07-05-2003 (A) 05-08-2003
Togo 27-02-1962 (Su) 27-04-1960
Trinidad and Tobago 10-11-2000 (A) 08-02-2001
Tunisia 24-10-1957 (Su) 20-03-1956
Türkiye 24-08-1951 30-03-1962 (R) 28-06-1962
Turkmenistan 02-03-1998 (A) 31-05-1998
Tuvalu 07-03-1986 (Su) 01-10-1978
Uganda 27-09-1976 (A) 26-12-1976
Ukraine 10-06-2002 (A) 08-09-2002
United Kingdom 28-07-1951 11-03-1954 (R) 09-06-1954
Uruguay 22-09-1970 (A) 21-12-1970
Yemen 18-01-1980 (A) 17-04-1980
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 28-07-1951 15-12-1959 (R) 14-03-1960
Zambia 24-09-1969 (Su) 24-10-1964
Zimbabwe 25-08-1981 (A) 23-11-1981